Tag: weather

California roasts under record-setting temperatures

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — An excessive heat warning has been issued in California through Wednesday as the state bakes under extreme temperatures that are shattering records. Downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday broke the 1909 record of 99 degrees Fahrenheit (37.2) set for that day as temperatures rose to 104 Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) by early afternoon according to the National Weather Service. Record-shattering temperatures were also recorded in many other cities across the southern part […]

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Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day

  by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon left five dead, one missing and scores injured in Japan Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election. Authorities advised thousands living in coastal areas or near rivers to evacuate to shelters before Typhoon Lan, described as “very large and very strong”, hit Tokyo and surrounding regions early Monday morning. The typhoon […]

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Two dead as typhoon slams into Japan after election day

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful typhoon ripped into central Japan early Monday, leaving two dead and more than 10 injured, hours after millions struggled to the polls for a national election. Authorities advised thousands living in coastal areas or near rivers to evacuate to shelters as Typhoon Lan, described as “very large and very strong”, made landfall in Shizuoka southwest of Tokyo at around 3.00 am (1800 GMT Sunday). The storm, which had already […]

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Ireland closes schools as rare hurricane approaches

DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — Ireland has ordered all schools to close Monday as the country braces for an “unprecedented storm” with the arrival of Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean. “In response to the imminent Storm Ophelia, the Department of Education and Skills is now publicly informing all schools, colleges and other education institutions that they are to remain closed tomorrow, Monday 16 October,” the department said in […]

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Vietnam flood and landslide toll hits 54

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in north and central Vietnam has jumped to 54, officials said Friday, in one of the deadliest weather disasters to hit the country in years. Rescuers were desperately searching for 39 people still missing after heavy rains pounded several provinces this week, with forecasters warning of another major storm heading toward the country. This week’s catastrophes destroyed thousands of properties and wiped out swathes of […]

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Nate downgrades to tropical depression after hitting Mississippi’s Biloxi

Mississippi, USA (CCTV) — Hurricane Nate is now a tropical depression, after it hit the American Gulf Coast on Oct 8. The storm brought strong winds, heavy rains, and surged from Florida to Louisiana. One of the hardest hit cities is Biloxi in the state of Mississippi, with the coastal region suffering the most as winds reached 136 kilometers an hour. The storm moved rapidly through the Gulf of Mexico, flooding many casinos dotting the […]

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Deadly Hurricane Nate approaches US

  by Rafael Martinez © Agence France-Presse   CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Nate gathered strength Saturday as it swept towards the US Gulf Coast after dumping rain heavy that killed at least 28 people in Central America. New Orleans, which was ravaged by deadly Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and other US Gulf coast cities were under a hurricane warning. President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration allowing federal emergency aid to be sent to help mitigate the […]

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Deadly tropical storm lashes C. America, heads for US

by Marc Burleigh with Blanca Morel in Managua Agence France-Presse SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) — A tropical storm sliding north along Central America Thursday has unleashed heavy rains killing at least nine people in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, with forecasters predicting it could strengthen into a hurricane headed for the United States. Costa Rica declared a national emergency as it struggled with mudslides, washed out roads and overflowing rivers. Schools, universities, government offices and banks across the […]

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Hurricane Irma death toll rises to 72 in Florida

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Irma killed 72 people in Florida when it battered the southern state on September 10, according to an updated death toll that includes figures from individual counties. Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) spokesman Alberto Moscoso confirmed an official toll of 54 to AFP Tuesday. But this figure does not include eight known victims in the Florida Keys, or 10 elderly victims who died in a nursing home north […]

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Record-breaking heat grips southeastern Canada

TORONTO, Canada (CCTV) — A large part of southeastern Canada is in the throes of overheat as the mercury climbed to a forecast high of 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend. Capital Ottawa, the largest city Toronto and a great lot of southern Ontario, as well as Montreal in Quebec are on the list subjected to the weather disturbance. Humidity levels reached close to 40 degrees Celsius. In the country’s most populous city of Toronto, […]

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Hurricane Maria floods parts of the Dominican Republic

EL SEIBO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) —  Hurricane Maria pounded parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain on Thursday (September 21), causing severe flooding especially in eastern parts of the country before regaining some of its strength. This was as it moved towards the Turks and Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas on Thursday night. Maria’s powerful winds knocked out power in most parts in the north of the country, emergency responders said. The intense rain […]

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Martinique feels impact of Hurricane Maria’s violent winds, torrential rains

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique (Reuters) — The French overseas territory of Martinique felt the impact on Tuesday (September 19) from the force of Hurricane Maria, although the island escaped largely unscathed. Flooded streets and scattered debris could be seen in the capital Fort-en-France, with some local businesses showing signs of water damage after the storm’s violent winds and torrential rains. Hurricane Maria caused major damage across the small island of Dominica before pushing on towards the U.S. […]

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